Scissors



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN ASKEY, OF PHILIPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

SCISSORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,395, dated November6, 1888.

Application filed June 2'7, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN ASKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philipsburg, in the county of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inScissors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention,'such as will enable others skilledin the art to'which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in scissors; and its object is toprovide a combined knife and stiletto, in combination with a pair ofscissors, in such a manner that the same does not render the scissorscumbersome, and yet are so conveniently and safely located that saidknife and stiletto may at any time be readil y used in numberless waysby ladies, tailors, or seamstresses. I attain this object by themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a side view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the knifeand stiletto detached. Fig. 3 is a side view in position for use ofstiletto. Fig. 4 is a bottom view of same detached. Fig. 5 is a bottomview of the combined knife and stiletto and the mechanism whereby thesame is securely held in its place. Fig. 6 is a transverse view on theline 00 x.

A designates the scissors, which are constructed in the usual manner,with the exception of the slot or on either blade, which is flanged ornarrower at the top than at the bottom of slot,with a view of easilyadjusting or sliding in the bar B. Near the top of the blade in saidslot there is a small orifice, a, adapted to the bolt or rivet c. i

B represents the bar of iron or'steel, constructed with theknife-blade 1) upon one end, the stiletto 1) upon the other, and theorifices b To the center of bar B there is pivoted astrap of elasticsteel, 0, which is slightly curved, for w the purpose of causing thesame to press down firmly upon said bar, whereby the bar isse- S erialNo. 278,380. (No model.)

curely held in position of the combined knifeblade and stiletto after itis in place in slot at,

In order to remove the bar 13 from the scissors-blade, raise the riveton the end of the strap 0 that is in orifice a and slip the elastic strap of steel 0 around, as shown in Fig. 5. The bar B can then readily beremoved.

It will be observed that the bar B can readily be detached and eitherinstrument used that is needed. If the knife is wanted, the stiletto endof said bar is adjusted, and if the stiletto is needed the end of thebar provided with the knife is adjusted as shown in Fig. 3. When neitherstiletto nor knife is desired, the bar is adjusted as shown in Fig. l.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown, as it isapparent that the principle involved can be effected under an entirelydifferent construction.

The usefulness and practicability of my invention are so apparent thatit is useless to further enlarge upon its merits.

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A pair of scissors formed with a slot upon the outside of either blade,having the orifice a, in combination with a bar having a knife andstiletto upon its ends and the orifices b and the elastic strap 0,pivoted to said bar and provided with rivets c, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

REUBEN 'ASKEY.

Witnesses:

HENRY SOUTHARD, WM. E. IRWIN. Y

